text_original: After pitt  ing down, with considerable difficulty, a rebellion of his >rother in law Artavasdos, he had to face an even more >ressing peril in a devastating plague that swept through he Empire and practically depopulated Constantinople.
text_transcription: AFTER PUTTING DOWN WITH CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY A REBELLION OF HIS BROTHER IN LAW ARTAVOSTOS HE HAD TO FACE AN EVEN MORE PRESSING PERIL IN A DEVASTATING PLAGUE THAT SWEPT THROUGH THE EMPIRE AND PRACTICALLY DEPOPULATED CONSTANTINOPLE
phonemes: ˈæftɚ pˈɪt ˈɪŋ dˈaʊn, wɪð kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti, ɐ ɹᵻbˈɛliən ʌv hɪz ɹˈɑːðɚɹ ɪn lˈɔː ˌɑːɹɾɐvˈæsdoʊz, hiː hædtə fˈeɪs ɐn ˈiːvən mˈɔːɹ ɹˈɛsɪŋ pˈɛɹəl ɪn ɐ dˈɛvᵻstˌeɪɾɪŋ plˈeɪɡ ðæt swˈɛpt θɹuː hiː ˈɛmpaɪɚ ænd pɹˈæktɪkli diːpˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl.